tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544609315733972726.post-8811714608434906272008-01-26T23:13:00.000-07:002008-02-01T20:28:27.713-07:002008-02-01T20:28:27.713-07:00<p>Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007 introduce the new ClearType Collection typefaces: <span style="font-family: calibri">Calibri</span>, <span style="font-family: cambria">Cambria</span>, <span style="font-family: candara">Candara</span>, <span style="font-family: consolas">Consolas</span>, <span style="font-family: constantia">Constantia</span>, and <span style="font-family: corbel">Corbel</span>. They replace the classics Times New Roman, Arial, Courier New, etc. When passing documents between systems, it's necessary to have the same: otherwise, documents look and layout may suffer. If you get an Office Open XML .docx or .pptx, chances are you need these new fonts, but OpenOffice.org, Linux, and Windows XP users need not be left out in the cold. Until Red Hat creates new metrically equivalent fonts (<a href="http://www.press.redhat.com/2007/05/09/liberation-fonts/">as it did for the older Microsoft fonts</a>), it's easy to install these new Microsoft fonts without Vista or Office.</p> <img src="http://lh5.google.com/OOoNinja/R6Hak0RcAEI/AAAAAAAAAQY/_eCAO36QLFA/s640/OOo231_font_replacement.png" alt="The Office 2007 / Windows Vista shown in OpenOffice.org 2.3.1 on Linux" /> <h3>License</h3> <p>Please read the PowerPoint Viewer download page which includes this statement:<p> <blockquote>You may use the fonts that accompany the PowerPoint Viewer only to display and print content from a device running a Microsoft Windows operating system.</blockquote> <p>I am not a lawyer, but I wonder whether having Windows in dual boot or virtualization satisfies this requirement. If you want a free-as-in-speech alternative, use <a href="/2008/02/metrical-equivalent-fonts-and-font.html">font replacement</a>.</p> <h3>Method 1: Windows only</h3> <p>Just download and install <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=048DC840-14E1-467D-8DCA-19D2A8FD7485&displaylang=en">PowerPoint Viewer 2007</a>. Alternatively, you could use the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack, but a much larger download. Both downloads are free and neither require Windows Genuine Advantage validation.</p> <h3>Method 2: cabextract (Linux only)</h3> <ol> <li>Install cabextract. On Fedora, simply run this command: <code style='display:block;overflow: auto;white-space: pre;'>sudo yum -y install cabextract</code> On Ubuntu run: <code style='display:block;overflow: auto;white-space: pre;'>sudo apt-get install cabextract</code></li> <li>Download <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=048DC840-14E1-467D-8DCA-19D2A8FD7485&displaylang=en">PowerPoint Viewer 2007</a>.</li> <li>Extract the .exe: <code style='display:block;overflow: auto;white-space: pre;'> cabextract -F ppviewer.cab PowerPointViewer.exe</code></li> <li>Prepare a separate target installation directory: <code style='display:block;overflow: auto;white-space: pre;'>sudo mkdir /usr/share/fonts/vista</code></li> <li>Extract the actual fonts: <code style='display:block;overflow: auto;white-space: pre;'>sudo cabextract -F '*.TT?' -d /usr/share/fonts/vista ppviewer.cab </code> <br/>Tip: You may substitute ~/.fonts instead of /usr/share/fonts for local, single-user installation which does not require root access.</li> <li>Update the cache: <code>fc-cache -fv</code></li> </ol> <h3>Method 3: Wine (Linux only)</h3> <ol> <li>Install Wine. On Fedora, simply run: <code style='display:block;overflow: auto;white-space: pre;'>sudo yum -y install wine</code> On Ubuntu, run: <code style='display:block;overflow: auto;white-space: pre;'>sudo apt-get install wine</code></li> <li>Download <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=048DC840-14E1-467D-8DCA-19D2A8FD7485&displaylang=en">PowerPoint Viewer 2007</a>.</li> <li>Install the viewer by running: <code style='display:block;overflow: auto;white-space: pre;'>wine PowerPointViewer.exe</code></li> <li>Install the fonts by moving them like so: <code style='display:block;overflow: auto;white-space: pre;'>sudo mkdir /usr/share/fonts/vista cd ~/.wine/drive_c/windows/fonts/ sudo mv {CALIBR,CAMBRIA,CANDARA,CONSOLA,CONSTAN,CORBEL}*.TT? \ /usr/share/fonts/vista</code> Tip: You may substitute ~/.fonts instead of /usr/share/fonts for local, single-user installation which does not require root access. <li>Update the cache: <code>fc-cache -fv</code></li> </ol> <h3>Testing and comparison</h3> <p>Once the fonts are installed, refresh this page. Exiting the browser first may be necessary. Then, you should see the fonts change below.</p> <p>Did you know that OpenOffice.org installs the Bitstream fonts?</p> <table caption='A table of the new and old Windows fonts' style='font-size: 120%'> <tr> <th>Windows Vista / Office 2007</th> <th>Windows 95-XP era</th> <th>OpenOffice.org</th> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: calibri">Calibri</span></td> <td><span style="font-family: Arial">Arial</span> <br/><span style="font-family: Arial Black">Arial Black</span></td> <td><span style="font-family: Bitstream Vera Sans">Bitstream Vera Sans</span> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: cambria">Cambria</span></td> <td> <br/><span style="font-family: Times New Roman">Times New Roman</span> <br/><span style="font-family: Georgia">Georgia</span> <br/><span style="font-family: Impact">Impact</span></td> <td><span style="font-family: Bitstream Vera Serif">Bitstream Vera Serif</span> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: candara">Candara</span></td> <td><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS">Trebuchet MS</span></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: consolas">Consolas</span></td> <td><span style="font-family: Lucida Console">Lucida Console</span> <br/><span style="font-family: Courier New">Courier New</span></td> <td><span style="font-family: Bitstream Vera Mono">Bitstream Vera Mono</span> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: constantia">Constantia</span></td> <td> <span style="font-family: Book Antiqua">Book Antiqua</span> <br/><span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype">Palatino Linotype</span> <br/><span style="font-family: Tahoma">Tahoma</span> </td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: corbel">Corbel</span></td> <td><span style="font-family: Verdana">Verdana</span></td> <td></td> </tr> </table> <h3>Font replacement<a name="font_replacement"></a></h3> <p>This section moved and expanded to <a href="/2008/02/metrical-equivalent-fonts-and-font.html">Metrical Equivalent Fonts and Font Substitution </a>.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=9b46c817936b44038e3def7b73e77e6e&u=%%UNIQUEID%%"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=9b46c817936b44038e3def7b73e77e6e&u=%%UNIQUEID%%" border="0"/></a></div>Andrew Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10108637160465346326noreply@blogger.com